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autoimmune disease
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chronic, disabling disease in which the body produces antibodies against its own tissues (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus)
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immunoglobulin
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protein (antibody produced by plasma cells) that act to protect the body by destroying antigens
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immunosuppression
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suppression or stopping of the immune response
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lymphopoiesis
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formation of lymph
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lymphedema
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swelling of tissue due to accumulation of lymph fluid in intercellular spaces
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lymphocytopenia
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deficiency of lymphocytes
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lymphocytosis
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abnormal condition of increase in lymphocytes
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lymphoid
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derived from lymph
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lymphadenopathy
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disease of lymph glands
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lymphadenitis
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inflammation of lymph glands
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splenomegaly
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enlargement of the spleen
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splenectomy
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removal of the spleen
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hypersplenism
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a syndrome marked by splenomegaly (associated with anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia)
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thyoma
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tumor (malignant) of thymus gland
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thymectomy
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removal of the thymus gland
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toxic
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pertaining to poision
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anaphylaxis
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an exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction to foreign proteins
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interstitial fluid
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pertaining to fluid that lies between the body cells and eventually becomes lymph fluid
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